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Feds target Genovese Crime Family in latest NY Mafia bust

May 13, 2016 by Kam Miles 8 Comments

  A multi-year investigation by the feds targeting the Genovese crime family has led charges against 18 individuals. Among those charged in the unsealed superseding indictment were Genovese family soldiers Steven Pastore and Robert DeBello and mafia associates Salvatore Delligatti and Ryan Ellis. The investigation targeted racketeering activities by members and associates of the New … [Read more…]

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NY Mafia soldier turned rat gets go ahead on fed lawsuit

May 8, 2016 by Kam Miles 3 Comments

  Bonanno crime family soldier turned rat Joseph Barone Jr filed suit against the feds for scheming to throw him in jail even though they knew he was innocent. The New York mafia soldier became an informant back in 1992 after the mafia murder of his father, Joseph Sr. a member of the Genovese crime … [Read more…]

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Ailing Colombo family boss Carmine Persico fights for early prison release

May 6, 2016 by Kam Miles 6 Comments

  Carmine “Junior” Persico the ailing boss of the Colombo crime family continues his fight for early release from prison. The now 83-year-old New York mafia boss has served the last 31 years in prison but still owes the government 34 years of his 100-year sentence. He is the only living defendant from the infamous … [Read more…]

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Genovese family mobster cashes in on government mistake

May 2, 2016 by Kam Miles 1 Comment

  Michael “Mikey P” Palazzolo an alleged member of the Genovese crime family cashed in on a government screw-up and will serve only 30 months in prison for racketeering. The sentence is 11 months less than the minimum sentencing guidelines recommended in his plea agreement. Prosecutors made a mistake last year in calculating the sentencing … [Read more…]

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Indictments handed down against Genovese family mobsters in New Jersey

April 29, 2016 by Kam Miles 13 Comments

  Robert Lougy the acting Attorney General announced indictments which targeted member of the Genovese crime family in New Jersey. Ten alleged members and associates of the New York mafia family operating in New Jersey have been indicted on charges including first-degree racketeering, loansharking, money laundering, illegal gambling, and illegal check cashing among others. According to … [Read more…]

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Fate of Bonanno family mobsters now in the jury’s hands

April 27, 2016 by Kam Miles 1 Comment

  The Bonanno crime family trial has come to an end and the fate of the alleged mobsters is now in the hands of the jury. The New York mafia crew was busted back in 2013 leading to an enterprise corruption case against Nicholas Santora, Anthony “Skinny” Santoro, Vito Badamo, and Ernest Aiello. According to … [Read more…]

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Genovese family mobster may benefit from Government blunder

April 22, 2016 by Kam Miles 1 Comment

  Daniel Pagano, an alleged captain in the Genovese crime family was quick to agree to a plea deal last year just a few months after being indicted in a racketeering case which included gambling, extortion, and loan sharking charges. According to reports, his decision was an especially easy one considering his attorney Murray Richman … [Read more…]

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New England mafia consigliere Anthony Parillo heads back to prison

April 17, 2016 by Kam Miles 8 Comments

  Anthony “Ponytail Tony” Parillo a reputed high-ranking member of the New England mafia is headed back to prison for 5 years after being found guilty on felony assault charges. The 65-year-old mobster is believed to hold the rank of consigliere in the Patriarca crime family. He was found guilty back in November of 2015 … [Read more…]

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Bonanno family capo Joseph DeSimone heads back to prison

April 13, 2016 by Kam Miles 2 Comments

  Joseph DeSimone a reputed Bonanno crime family captain is headed back to prison after being sentenced to two years for violating his supervised release. The 82-year-old New York mafia capo just finished up a 12 year prison term a few months ago for his role in a mob hit. The feds caught DeSimone attending … [Read more…]

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Gambino family mobster Gennaro Bruno pleads guilty

April 11, 2016 by Kam Miles 3 Comments

  Gennaro “Jerry” Bruno has entered into a plea agreement with the feds pleading guilty to racketeering the 2002 murder of Martin Bosshart and conspiring to prevent grand jury testimony. Bruno a long-standing Gambino crime family associate served in a crew run by former consigliere Joseph “JoJo” Corozzo. He was a member of a violent … [Read more…]

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Montreal mafia instability may lead to even more bloodshed

April 6, 2016 by Kam Miles 2 Comments

  The Montreal mafia has been in a state of disarray since the death of longtime boss Vito Rizzuto and after a short lull, the violence has returned to the city’s underworld. In a recent interview with the Montreal Gazette, former RCMP intelligence analyst and mafia author Pierre de Champlain gave his take on what … [Read more…]

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Feds claim mafia proceeds flowed up to Bonanno family captain Nicky Santora

April 4, 2016 by Kam Miles 6 Comments

  The feds claim that cash made from mafia activities flowed up to Bonanno crime family captain Nicholas Santora as testimony continued in the Bonanno mob trial. In typical Cosa Nostra fashion proceeds from gambling and loan sharking among other crimes made its way through the Bonanno family hierarchy according to prosecutors. Santora is on … [Read more…]

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FBI Digging for body linked to a 1993 New England mafia hit

March 31, 2016 by Kam Miles 3 Comments

  According to reports the FBI and local police are searching for the remains of former nightclub manager Steven A. Disarro allegedly murdered by the New England mafia. A tip obtained by the feds has led to the search for the victims remains on property in Providence owned by William Ricci an alleged mafia associate. … [Read more…]

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Bonanno family captain Nicky Santora has bid for home confinement denied

March 28, 2016 by Kam Miles 7 Comments

  Nicholas Santora a reputed captain for former underboss in the Bonanno crime family had his bid for home confinement due to medical reasons denied according to the Manhattan district attorney’s office. The aging mobster is on trial along with fellow mobsters Vito Badamo, Anthony Santoro, and Ernest Aiello all busted back in 2013. The … [Read more…]

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Genovese crime family capo Joseph Dente Jr hit with fraud charges

March 24, 2016 by Kam Miles 2 Comments

  Joseph Dente Jr. a reputed New Jersey based Genovese crime family captain has been charged with fraud stemming from a $3 million dollar fraud and money laundering probe. Denti Jr followed his father Joe Dente Sr into the Dente Jr followed his father Joe Dente Sr into the New York mafia but is known … [Read more…]

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